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Jump Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Van Halen
Van Halen · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Frankenstrat (custom-built, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop '78 Model humbucker (PAF-style, wax-potted, bridge position)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Jump' (1984), solo section. Amp run through a Variac for increased saturation at lower volume. Effects added via pedals and studio rack units. Not live rig.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5.5
Gain8.5
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR Phase 90 · phaser
- Maestro Echoplex EP-3 · delay
- MXR Flanger (likely MXR M-117) · flanger
Frankenstrat → MXR Phase 90 → MXR Flanger → Maestro Echoplex EP-3 → Marshall Super Lead (Variac) → Plate reverb (studio rack)
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Tone Character
- saturated and harmonically rich
- tight and percussive attack
- singing sustain
- warm midrange
- bright, cutting highs
- dynamic response to picking
- classic 'brown sound'
- slight room ambience
- aggressive and articulate
- punchy lead presence